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Four Pelham Manor trustee candidates debate flooding, housing, taxes and emergency services at forum

Four Pelham Manor trustee candidates debate flooding, housing, taxes and emergency services at forum

By Phoebe Schwarz and Gabby Ahitow
March 18, 2024

Voters crammed into a packed village hall Wednesday for a forum featuring the four candidates seeking two seats on the Village of Pelham Manor Board of Trustees. Incumbent Republicans Breda Bennett...

Speakers on Women in the Workforce panel hosted by PMHS club stress need for mentors to build careers

Speakers on ‘Women in the Workforce’ panel hosted by PMHS club stress need for mentors to build careers

By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor
March 13, 2024

Finding mentors is critical if women are to have success in their careers, according to several speakers on a "Women in the Workforce" panel held by a Pelham Memorial High School club at the Picture House. Panelists...

Foto Feature: Crowd throngs Shea Station cafe for grand opening

Foto Feature: Crowd throngs Shea Station cafe for grand opening

By Hannah Steinberg, Managing Editor
March 6, 2024

Residents crowded the new Shea Station cafe for its grand opening Saturday in the Pelham train depot. Owned by Pelhamite Mimi Humphery, the cafe welcomed customers to a ceremony to honor the opening...

Trustee Jackie De Angelis, far right, talks about Juliannes Park during the school board meeting.

School board votes to explore transfer of Julianne’s Playground to Village of Pelham for ‘consideration’

By Annika Halvorson, Staff Reporter
March 6, 2024

The Pelham Board of Education voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize the district "to explore a transfer" of Julianne's Playground to the Village of Pelham "for consideration," after several board members...

School boards policy committee sets two public events as it looks at changing rules on cell phone use at PMHS

School board’s policy committee sets two public events as it looks at changing rules on cell phone use at PMHS

March 5, 2024

The Pelham Board of Education's policy committee has set two public events for this month as it looks at revising the rules governing cell phone usage in the high school. The policy committee is examining...

Pelham Varsity Pucks graduating seniors.

PMHS varsity hockey season ends with defeat in section championship

By Jack Boyce, Assistant Sports Editor
February 27, 2024

PMHS varsity hockey, the defending Section 1 champions and #1 seed, fell to the #3 seed Byram Hills 4-3 in the New York State Division II Section 1 championship on Sunday. Pelham dominated the opening...

Lidl Food Market requests village site-plan approval to move into space vacated by Michaels

Lidl Food Market requests village site-plan approval to move into space vacated by Michaels

By Phoebe Schwarz, Deputy Managing Editor
February 24, 2024

Lidl Food Market is seeking to move into the space formerly occupied by Micheals in the Pelham Manor Shopping Plaza, but must first receive approval of amendments to its site plan from the Village of Pelham...

Pelham ice hockey moves on to sectional championship; girls basketball secures spot in semifinals

Pelham ice hockey moves on to sectional championship; girls basketball secures spot in semifinals

By Gabby Ahitow and Luigi Di Cristofano
February 24, 2024

The PMHS ice hockey and the girls basketball teams both made progress in the sectional tournaments during the winter break for the schools. Hockey had a bye in the quarterfinal round after receiving...

Trustee Will Treves discusses the boards unanimous decision to not grant the easement for the sewer project. (Source: Pelham Union Free School District video feed)

Village of Pelham denied easement by school board for Julianne’s Playground; use of eminent domain ‘an option’

By Pelham Examiner Editors
February 24, 2024

The Village of Pelham will not get an easement from the school district to build underground stormwater reservoirs and install pumps at Julianne's Playground. School Board President Dr. Michael Owen-Michaane...

Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ makes her budget presentation.

Preliminary school district budget increases spending 2.68% to $93.4 million; tax rise at 2.67%

By Gabby Ahitow, Executive Editor
February 20, 2024

Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ presented to the school board Feb. 12 a preliminary budget that increases spending by 2.68% to $93.4 million and seeks to maintain existing programs while the district works...

Pelham schools close Tuesday because of noreaster; county declares state of emergency

Pelham schools close Tuesday because of nor’easter; county declares state of emergency

By Charlotte Cohn, Assistant Managing Editor
February 13, 2024

The Pelham school district announced a snow day for Tuesday as a potentially powerful nor'easter approached the region, while Westchester County declared a state of emergency beginning at 10 p.m. Monday. The...

From left, Board Vice President Ian Rowe, President Dr. Michael Owen-Michaane and Superintendent Dr. Cheryl Champ.

Pelham school board continues to review Village of Pelham request to build stormwater reservoirs under Julianne’s Playground

By Annika Halvorson, Staff Reporter
February 6, 2024

The Pelham Board of Education continues to review the Village of Pelham's request to build underground water reservoirs and above ground pumps at Julianne's Playground, including exploring legal issues...

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